Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Olden Polynice

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Olden Polynice played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Olden Polynice has a 9-6 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, but Dirk Nowitzki won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Olden Polynice:
1987-88 to 2003-04
15 Games played
10 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
6
3
3
Olden Polynice
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 19.0 8.5 2.4 0.81.0
Olden Polynice 6.0 5.9 0.30.30.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 33 17 8 43
Olden Polynice 12 13 2 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 14

games
10

games
14

games
4

games
7

games
Olden Polynice 1

game
4

games
0

games
0

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
11

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1999
1. Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 16 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Supersonics 92   Olden Polynice 11 13 2 0 0 0 2 41 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 29, 1999
2. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 17 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 109   Olden Polynice 9 12 1 0 3 2 2 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-10 .300
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1999
3. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 3 4 2 3 4 42 5-14 .357 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
Jazz 85   Olden Polynice 2 7 0 0 1 0 4 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 06, 2000
4. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 24 7 3 1 1 0 5 43 11-22 .500 2-7 .286 0-2 .000
Jazz 105   Olden Polynice 4 12 0 1 1 0 4 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 24, 2000
5. Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 9 9 1 2 1 3 2 41 4-13 .308 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Jazz 92   Olden Polynice 4 4 0 1 0 0 3 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 2000
6. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 16 17 8 1 3 4 2 48 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
Jazz 105   Olden Polynice 6 6 0 1 1 0 2 19 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 1-6 .167
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2000
7. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 1 0 1 1 4 34 8-14 .571 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Jazz 112   Olden Polynice 7 6 1 0 0 1 3 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nov. 20, 2000
8. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 20 14 1 1 0 2 1 35 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Jazz 98   Olden Polynice 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 2001
9. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 27 13 2 1 0 1 3 41 5-18 .278 2-8 .250 15-17 .882
Jazz 90   Olden Polynice 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 2001
10. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 2 0 3 4 5 43 7-16 .438 1-5 .200 7-7 1.000
Jazz 116   Olden Polynice 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2001
11. Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 20 12 1 1 1 3 4 48 7-20 .350 2-9 .222 4-5 .800
Jazz 88   Olden Polynice 8 5 0 1 0 2 4 15 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 2001
12. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 15 4 2 0 2 2 6 46 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 8-10 .800
Jazz 109   Olden Polynice 11 5 0 0 0 1 2 17 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 28, 2001
13. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 33 10 2 0 1 2 3 48 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 13-14 .929
Jazz 91   Olden Polynice 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 21 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 01, 2001
14. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 33 8 2 0 0 0 3 36 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 8-9 .889
Jazz 77   Olden Polynice 8 4 1 0 1 0 1 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 03, 2001
15. Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 1 1 0 1 5 36 3-11 .273 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
Jazz 83   Olden Polynice 12 4 0 0 0 2 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000